For the Bees and Butterflies
Bees PleaseThe Honeybee Conservancy
Texas Bee Watchers List of Texas Natives Friendly to Bees BEEKEEPING 101 U of PA Extension $129 Special through 12/31/12 $189 thereafter Educational Articles Picky Pollinators: Native U.S. Bees Are Selective About Where They Live and Feed Notes they require woody debris brush piles, downed logs etc. Most deed restrictions and city ordenances prohibit this. My Houston Garden Winterblooming Bee Plants DayFlower Erecta These can be propagated from cuttings, seeds, roots. Can be invasive through roots, so container plantings can be ideal. Beyond watering during dry periods, require little care. Springblooming Bee Plants Meyer Lemon. Tree Redbud. Tree. |
Flutter by, ButterfliesMONARCH Butterfly Watch
Help bring the monarchs back to Texas! In Texas, Grow the following: (available in seed kits from Monarchwatch.org) MILKWEED Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) GENERAL NECTAR PLANTS Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) Tithonia Torch, Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia) Zinnia, Dahlia Mix (Zinnia elegans) WILDFLOWERS Frostweed (verbesina virginica) White. 3-6'Tall, Shade/Partial Shade. Fall-Blooming. Might want to contain fast growing rhizomes in pot or other containers Other names: White crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia crownbeard, Indian tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed |